It's billed as the "World's Largest Twine Ball," although since 1950 when Francis A. Johnson wrapped his twine ball in Darwin Minnesota there have been larger and heavier ones constructed in Kansas and Wisconsin. Also, Branson, Missouri supposedly has what is now the largest twine ball in the world, but of course Branson would have something like that. Let's just say the Midwest is amazing.

The twine ball in Darwin (pop: 350) that Weird Al is singing about in his song "The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota" is under a gazebo in the center of town, and "Twine Ball Day" is held every year in Darwin on the second Saturday of August.

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Most of the video for Naughty by Nature's '91 hit "O.P.P." (other than what was shot at "Club Cheatin'") was filmed at the Royal Motel in Secaucus, NJ. A number of other New Jersey motels like the Kings Inn in Rahway have cameos.

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The concept behind Naughty by Nature's video for "O.P.P." was a tour of the cheap New Jersey motels where someone might take their O.P.P. for a hook-up. The weird-ass pyramid from Rahway, NJ's Kings Inn Motel makes a brief appearance over Vinnie's shoulder.

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"Back in Philly we be out in the park
A place called the plateau is where everybody goes"

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...Circa 1998.

Specifically though, Mos Def, Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek spend most of their time at Brooklyn's Farmer in the Deli Supermarket in between driving around in a Black Star van in the video for "Definition" off their first album.

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